166 Park Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1AU
About 166 Park Avenue
166 Park Avenue is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Whitley Bay (NE26 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 is 19% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £508,250.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
166 Park Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2023Change of UseFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Change of use from residential care facility (C2) to 2no. (C3a) dwelling houses and external alterations to include alterations to single storey rear extensions, changes to windows and doors (revised description and amended plans 17.09.21)
Extension- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00184/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 166 Park Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 18 years.
£508,250
Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2023Most recent
£508,250
+12.9%over 18 years4 September 2005
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 1AU: £303,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in NE26 1AU
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Park Avenue homes
On epc rating, 166 Park Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,409
Street avg £1,917
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Whitley Bay Park Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Marine Park First School. 21 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB